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APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15 1909.

1,086,526, Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

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GRACE HALL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ARTICLE OF FURNITURE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GRACE HALL, of New York,in the county of New York, and in the State of New York, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Articles of Furniture, and dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide an article of furniture, which,while serving primarily as a bookcase and cabinet can also be used as ascreen or partition; and to such ends my invention consists in thearticle of furniture hereinafter specified.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the frontof an article of furniture embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a rearelevation of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line3-3 of Fig. 2.

in many situations, such, for instance, as artists studios, it isdesirable to screen off a part of a room (such as a washstand or acorner in which cooking is done), and it is one of the objects of myinvention to provide an article of furniture which would serve thispurpose, and which on the side exposed to the room would look like abookcase, and thus be of attractive appearance, while the side exposedtoward the cornor could be used as a cabinet, for instance, for dishesand cooking utensils.

Another object of my invention is to provide such an article offurniture, which on the front side, would have the appearance of apartition wall having book shelves built into it, while on the rear sideit would serve as a cabinet as before stated.

In the drawings I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention, butit is to be understood that the illustrated form is only typical of manypossible embodiments. My invention, therefore, is not to be limited tothe particular construction shown.

The illustrated form of my invention comprises a rectangular framehaving sides 1 and 2, and a top and bottom 3 and 4:. Shelves 5 and 6 arebuilt into the front of the frame, and the front opening is closed by anupper board 7 and a lower board 8. The shelves are closed at the back bya boarding 9. In the back of the frame are formed shelves 10 and 11,which may be ad justably supported by a series of cleats 12 for thatpurpose. At the front edges of the frame leaves 13 are hinged. From thefront the appearance is presented of a partition wall having bookshelves built into it, as is frequently done in the permanentconstruction of a house. The rear shelves 10, 11 and 1 1- can be usedfor holding useful articles which it is desired to keep out of sight,such as dishes and cooking utensils.

The article of furniture of my invention can be used without the leaves13, and when set out into a room presents an attractive appearance fromeither side so that the unsightliness is avoided of exposing the plainback of a case as would ordinarily be done if a bookcase were set outinto the room.

My article of furniture is preferably weighted at the bottom as it willordinarily be higher than the average bookcase.

It will be observed that my article of furniture has among others thefollowing ad vantages: It can be stood out in a room, away from thewall, and yet present an attractive appearance upon both sides, avoidingthe unattractive appearance which the back of a bookcase wouldordinarily present; it can have all the appearance of a partition walldividing a room, and yet be temporary and movable, and serve as acupboard or closet on the side toward the portion of the room screenedoff; it can be used in a doorway between two rooms, offering facilitiesto both rooms, and not occupying any floor space which would otherwisebe available.

I claim:

1. An article of furniture, comprising a frame having shelves opening tothe front thereof, shelves opening to the rear thereof, and screenleaves hinged to the said frame.

2. An article of furniture, comprising a frame having shelves opening tothe front thereof, shelves opening to the rear thereof, and screenleaves hinged to said frame, said leaves being hinged to the frontvertical edges of said frame.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

GRACE HALL. -Witnesses EDWIN J. PRINDLE, A. NnwcoMB.

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